Meaning & use
yucky
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Unpleasant, disgusting, or distasteful, especially in a mild or childish way.
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The soup had gone cold and turned yucky and lumpy.
My little brother thinks vegetables are yucky.
A note on using this word
Yucky is informal and often used by or about children; in formal writing, use 'unpleasant' or 'distasteful' instead.
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